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Best in Show 2017

January 2, 2018

Happy 2018. We’re still here, aren’t we, and that’s something, the way the world’s going. Kudos to us all for hanging in there. At year’s end/beginning, I’ve seen a number of journalists doing “My year in stories” roundups. I considered that–I wrote a lot of stories this year!–but am not sure I have the energy… Continue reading »

Things Journalists Do That Annoy Publicists

April 18, 2012

I’ve spent a lot of time, probably too much, complaining about flaks who don’t do their jobs well–or, depending on your point of view, who do it too well. In the spirit of fair play, I asked myself what journalists do that probably drives publicists crazy. Here’s what I came up with. Feel free to… Continue reading »

Ranters and Corantos

January 14, 2009

I am often dismayed by the news about the news these days. If you care about newspapers and what they do–and you should–it’s terrible to watch as reporters and editors get laid off and coverage of such frivolities as foreign affairs and culture shrinks. Every morning, when I open the front door to collect the… Continue reading »

Weymouth: WaPo Needs “Fundamental Change”

December 10, 2008

From the NY Observer: The Washington Post’s publisher Katharine Weymouth sent out an email to her staff this morning declaring that the business model for the paper would have to undergo a “fundamental change.” First, they’re going hyper-local! Washingtonpost.com is going to be recast itself as a local news and information site for people who… Continue reading »

Milton, Frankenstein, Google

October 29, 2008

The global economy’s collapsing, we’re closing in on a historic presidential election, and lord knows what the world’s rogue nuclear states are up to. (Maybe the IAEA does. I do like the idea of an “Atoms for Peace” agency.) Here’s what’s been happening in my world in the last week: On Saturday, I attended an… Continue reading »

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